The Army has released a statement following an explosion in a Derbyshire village after a device was found. Officers were called to the Langley Avenue area of Cotmanhay, near Ilkeston, after a member of the public found the device on grassland. The police put a cordon in place after being called at around 6.40pm on Sunday, March 17. The Explosives Ordnance Disposal unit of the Army safely destroyed the device by carrying out a controlled explosion in a field near Ilkeston at about 10.40pm. Many people living nearby will have heard a loud bang, but officers from Derbyshire police reassured them that there was no reason to be alarmed. A spokesperson for the Army has now released a statement following the incident.
The Army has released a statement following an explosion in a Derbyshire village after a device was found. Officers were called to the Langley Avenue area of Cotmanhay, near Ilkeston, after a member of the public found the device on grassland. The police put a cordon in place after being called at around 6.40pm on Sunday, March 17. The Explosives Ordnance Disposal unit of the Army safely destroyed the device by carrying out a controlled explosion in a field near Ilkeston at about 10.40pm.
Many people living nearby will have heard a loud bang, but officers from Derbyshire police reassured them that there was no reason to be alarmed. A spokesperson for the Army has now released a statement following the incident. Join us on WhatsApp to get the latest news straight to your phone The statement reads: "I can confirm that on Sunday, March 17, Nottingham Troop, 721 EOD Squadron, 11 Engineer Regiment, responded at the request of Derbyshire Police to a suspect item of ordnance. The EOD team assessed the item and determined it to be a three-inch mortar, it was destroyed by explosive demolition in the nearest safe and suitable location." It was the second controlled explosion to be carried out in Derbyshire in just three weeks. Bomb squads carried out another controlled explosion after a suspected Second World War device was found in the River Derwent in Derby city centr
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